Bronze medal awarded to Professor B. Kevinsky for meritorious service in the civil war. On face, scene of wounded or dying soldier, bordered by, "We Give Our Wealth for those who give their health for us" On reverse, "Great Central Fair for the US Sanitary Commission held at Philadelphia / June 1864"
Stored in leather covered case. See Journal minutes, February, 1925.
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Photograph of cased image of man in Civil War military uniform. Slip of paper with image stated "taken before I left for Washington ? June 6, 1861". Possibly a member of the Kendig family.
Photograph- Cabinet card. John G. Musser, Co. F, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, died Aug. 30, 1864 in Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Wife, Mary, sons, William H. and Jacob S. Musser. Musser was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863 while serving with Co. D, 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
Photograph- Cabinet card. John G. Musser, Co. F, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, died Aug. 30, 1864 in Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Wife, Mary, sons, William H. and Jacob S. Musser. Musser was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863 while serving with Co. D, 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
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Cabinet card. John G. Musser, Co. F, 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, died Aug. 30, 1864 in Andersonville Prison, Georgia. Wife, Mary, sons, William H. and Jacob S. Musser. Musser was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863 while serving with Co. D, 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
George Rodman Sutton enlisted in Civil War at age 17. Picture shows him at Gettysburg in 1865 Son of Margaret Lovett and Joel Sutton, Colerain Twp., Lancaster, PA Brother Dr. James L. Sutton served as surgeon until captured and died a hero in Libby Prison. This photo is framed in wood with the information given in part of the frame.
